Author: Pat Holloway

  By Travis Atkins, ACRA Secretary    Wow. For the first time in 17 years, the perfect storm happened: judge on vacation, no outstanding appeals, no pending requests… and I had ten whole days of free time. In my circuit,...

Cindy L. Issacsen, RPR – NCRA President Cindy Isaacsen is an official court reporter for the 10th Ju­dicial District Court in Olathe, Kan., and holds the nationally recognized professional certi­fication of Registered...

If you or someone you know is curious about court reporting but hesitant to commit, the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) has a fantastic opportunity: the A to Z® Intro to Steno Machine Shorthandprogram. It’s a free,...

This year’s “Meet and Greet” at the Judges’ Conference was a great success! As part of our annual tradition, the ACRA Board hosted a vendor table and handed out gift bags filled with swag to the judges. Each judge who stopped by...

by Cindy Greene, CCR, RPR, Legislative Committee Chair The 2025 Alabama Legislative Session began on Tuesday, February 4th, 2025, and ended on May 14, 2025, with several bills that were filed that could affect Alabama court...